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20:32 That’s all for tonight
Serie A action returns tomorrow evening with a relegation six-pointer between Frosinone and Salernitana. Join us at Football Italia for the latest news and updates.
20:31 De Rossi post-match press conference
Daniele De Rossi admitted he had 'no idea' what he was supposed to do while preparing for the final 18 minutes plus stoppages of Roma's suspended match against Udinese, which was played out on Thursday evening. https://t.co/4sBDvqATMl #DeRossi #Roma #ASRoma #UdineseRoma #SerieA
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 25, 2024
20:13 More on Smalling substitution
Chris Smalling was forced off early during Roma's unusual 2-1 win over Udinese, with what appeared to be a groin issue. https://t.co/44UeVnq178 #Smalling #Roma #ASRoma #UdineseRoma #SerieA #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 25, 2024
19:56 Maybe all matches should be 20 minutes long …
What just happened? 🤯
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 25, 2024
19:46 Match report
Bryan Cristante nodded home with virtually the last kick of the game between Udinese and Roma to settle the scores at 2-1, 11 days after the game had originally kicked off. https://t.co/SRhiLykdgg #Cristante #Roma #ASRoma #UdineseRoma #Udinese #SerieA #SerieATIM #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 25, 2024
19:26 Full-time Udinese 1-2 Roma
Cristante’s header wins it for the Giallorossi. A hectic end to a hectic game, that spanned over 11 days .. technically. 24 minutes on the night, plenty of excitmenet in Udine. Moret to follow.
19:24 GOAL ROMA!
Bryan Cristante heads in from the second corner, with what looks to be the last kick of the game. Madness!
19:23 Roma corner
Dybala to delivers with seconds remaining, Pellegrini’s volley is defelcted behind for another corner.
19:20 Into injury time
And just like that, we are in injury time already. Four added on, although likely to increase after Perez’s substitution.
19:19 Perez off
Kabasele comes on for Perez. A hectic quarter of an hour for the Argentine there.
19:17 Smalling off
Smalling is replaced by Llorente from Roma. He had been struggling slightly after an earlier collision with … Perez
19:16 Perez bleeding
Another stoppage after Perez removed his head covering. He is bleeding a fair amount, so requires treatment again. Tape being re-applied, he looks like he will give this another go.
19:14 Chance Azmoun!
The Iranian closes down Perez on the edge of the area and manages to get a shot away, but it is smothered by Okoye. A big let-off for the home side there.
19:13 Dybala overcooked
Dybala tries to find Azmoun wqith a line-breaking through ball, but his pass is overhit and gathered by Okoye.
19:10 Great save, Svilar!
Shortly after the free-kick was cleared, Pereyra got a flick on for Lucca, who tried to find the near corner, but his shot was turned round the post by the fingertips of Svilar. Some brief Roma trouble from the resulting corner.
19:09 Free-kick Udinese
Mancini gives an unnecessary free-kick away. Decent crossing position for Pereyra, although his ball in doesn’t clear the first man.
19:08 Speculative Pellegrini
A decent cross in from Angelino is headed away to Pellegrini, who smashes a volley comfortably over the bar from the edge of the D.
19:06 And away we go again
Perez is bandaged up, Smalling gets play back underway for Roma. 10 vs. 10 temporarily.
19:04 Play halted
Two minutes in, and somewhat ironically, there is a lengthy stoppage after a clash of heads between Perez and Azmoun.
19:03 Abraham in behind
A long ball gets played forward towards the England international, but he is flagged for offside. Okoye goes long from the free-kick.
19:01 Play re-starts
Play begins with an uncontested drop ball rather than a kick-off. Okoye gets us going.
18:59 The teams are out
Pereyra and Pellegrini lead the two sides out of the tunnel, kick-off due immenently.
18:41 Preparations well underway
Dai, dai, dai!!!!
Forza Ragazzi 🔥💪⚪️⚫️ #ForzaUdinese #AlèUdin #UdineseRoma pic.twitter.com/1sAie3U50w
— Udinese Calcio (@Udinese_1896) April 25, 2024
🔥 Parte il riscaldamento 💪#UdineseRoma 1-1 pic.twitter.com/xGBPdnu2wG
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) April 25, 2024
18:33 More details on Udinese-Roma line-ups
Tammy Abraham and Sardar Azmoun will lead the line for Roma this evening when they play out the final 18 minutes of their suspended match against Udinese, which will re-start with the scores level at 1-1. https://t.co/gqa3rvzyoI #Udinese #Roma #ASRoma #UdineseRoma #SerieA #Calcio
— Football Italia (@footballitalia) April 25, 2024
18:31 Confirmed line-ups
Udinese (3-5-1-1): Okoye; Perez, Bijol, Kristensen; Ferreira, Samardzic, Walace, Payero, Zemura; Pereyra; Lucca.
Roma (3-4-1-2): Svilar; Mancini, Smalling, Angelino; Karsdorp, Cristante, Pellegrini, Spinazzola; Dybala; Azmoun, Abraham.
Join us for the build-up and action from the remaining 18 minutes of the Serie A match between Udinese and Roma, which will be played out on Thursday evenings with the scores level at 1-1.
The match had originally kicked off as scheduled on April 14, but was suspended in the 72nd minute after Roma defender Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch. The Ivorian was taken to hospital and has subsequently been cleared to return to action.
As is customary for suspended matches in Serie A, the game will pick up again from where it left off, rather than being replayed in full.
So, we will have 18 minutes of regular time plus stoppages this evening.
There will be no involvement for Udinese pair Kingsley Ehizibue and Hassane Kamara, who were substituted off during the original game, and are therefore not permitted to re-enter. The same goes for Roma duo Dean Huijsen and Houssem Aouar.
In terms of injuries, Udinese will be without Sandi Lovric, Florian Thauvin, Gerard Deulofeu, Enzo Ebosse and Lautaro Giannetti, while the Giallorossi will likely have to do without Ndicka and Romelu Lukaku, although they are expected to return for the final matches of the 2023-24 season.
Kick-off is due at 19.00 BST.
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